Fabric
lengths

: : : : : I have heard that
a bolt of fabric is Nine yards in length.. So if you purchas the whole bolt, you
take the Whole nine yards

: : : I don't think so.

: : Fabric sold at retail
for home sewing comes on bolts that hold a lot more than that.

: ::::Actually,
I believe the proper origin does come from fabric measurement. In the old days,
wealthy women who wanted fuller dresses asked for more fabric. However, this was
a very expensive procedure, thus many women could not afford it. The wealthiest
of them all would ask for "THE WHOLE NINE YARDS" of fabric. The end.